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subclimax

[suhb-klahy-maks]

noun

Ecology.

  1. the development of an ecological community to a stage short of the expected climax because of some factor, as repeated fires in a forest, that arrests the normal succession.

subclimax

/ sʌbˈklaɪmæks, ˌsʌbklaɪˈmæktɪk /

noun

  1. ecology a community in which development has been arrested before climax has been attained

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

subclimax

  1. A stage in the ecological succession of a plant or animal community immediately preceding a climax, often persisting because of the repeated effects of fire, flood, or other conditions.

  2. See also climax community succession

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Other Word Forms

  • subclimactic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subclimax1

First recorded in 1930–35; sub- + climax

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